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Lil Nas X Announces Break From Music And Cancels 2 Festival Shows

It’s time he takes the horse to the old town road…

Published

6 months ago

30 September 2019

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It’s been a wild few months for Lil Nas X, the 20-year-old who recently became an instant Hollywood star, is now planning to step away from the limelight.

The “Old Town Road” rapper made the surprising announcement via Twitter on Saturday, 27 Sept.

“It’s been a wild last 7 months and im ready to take a little time off,” Lil Nas said on his tweet. “sorry to everyone attending twitchcon or the sandbox music festival, I will not be there. I love u guys and will make it up to you some way.”

it’s been a wild last 7 months and im ready to take a little time off. sorry to everyone attending twitchcon or the sandbox music festival, i will not be there. i love u guys and will make it up to you some way. 😎❤️

— nope (@LilNasX) September 27, 2019

The Atlanta native made a huge start to his career with the longest-running No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history. His single “Old Town Road” made history after it topped the chart for a monumental 19 weeks.

On 23 Sept., it was announced that both “Panini” and his 7 EP became platinum-certified by the RIAA.